Joint media release The Hon Simon Birmingham, Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment The Hon Sussan Ley MP, Minister for the Environment 13 March 2020 The Australian Government has announced that visitors will be able to access iconic Commonwealth national parks for free, with entry fees waived for Uluru-Kata Tjuta, Kakadu and Booderee National Parks…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: Australia’s Tourism Industry; Coronavirus; 06 March 2020 Simon Birmingham: This morning, well today I’m going to welcome the state and territory tourism and trade ministers to Canberra. This is a scheduled annual meeting that we have, but it comes at the most crucial of times for the Australian tourism industry. Australia’s tourism…
DetailsTranscript Topics: Australia’s Tourism Industry; Coronavirus; Travel Bans 06 March 2020 Ali Moore: Well with travel bans and flights canceled, it’s no secret that Australia’s tourism industry is having a tough time. So what can be done especially just when this country is starting to see an increase in the number of coronavirus cases? The…
DetailsTranscript Topics: Coronavirus 06 March 2020 Hamish Macdonald: With coronavirus travel bans now in place for China, South Korea and Iran, and international tourists cancelling their holidays down under in droves, Australia’s tourism sector is facing an unprecedented crisis. Of course all of this comes on top of the impact of the bushfires over the…
DetailsTopics: Coronavirus; Australia’s Tourism Industry 06 March 2020 Paddy Gerard: But right now though, the Federal Government is taking action to try and head off disaster for the NT tourism industry. I think it’s not just the NT, I think it’s around Australia and in parts of the world which is under threat from the…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: Coronavirus. 06 March 2020 Ross Stevenson: Simon Birmingham is the Federal Minister for Tourism. Minister, good morning to you. Simon Birmingham: Good morning, guys. It’s great to speak. Ross Stevenson: Hey, so you were able to have a couple of bites at the cherry with the bushfires and now the coronavirus. Are you a…
DetailsTranscript Australia’s tourism industry; Coronavirus; Bushfires 06 March 2020 David Koch: Now for more on the Federal Government’s plan to boost the number of visitors to Australia, we’re joined by Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham who’s in Canberra. Minister, thanks for your time. What are you hoping to achieve with these talks today? Simon Birmingham: Hello Kochie.…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: COVID-19; India-Australia trade relations. 27 February 2020 Janine Perrett: You’re with Janine Perrett. Now, the coronavirus has been a rude wakeup call for many Australian corporations as it’s highlighted Australia’s vulnerability to shops and trade with China. So it was rather timely that a delegation of a hundred Australian businesses visited India this…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: economic impacts of COVID-19; Australia-India trade relations. 26 February 2020 Patricia Karvelas: Simon Birmingham is the Federal Minister for Trade and Tourism, and I spoke to him from Mumbai. [Excerpt] Simon Birmingham, welcome. Simon Birmingham: Great to be with you. Patricia Karvelas: Economists have been warning for close to two decades that…
DetailsTranscript, E&OE Topics: Building Trade Relations with India. 26 February 2020 Deborah Knight: Yeah, the elephants, they belong in India which is where we find Trade and Tourism Minister, Simon Birmingham. He’s currently in India for a series of events and meetings and he’s promoting relations between the two countries. And you might have seen…
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